Radius-rod.



I. LIKEDZIEHSKI 6L S. HATASHITA.

RADIUS non. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. I9I6.

' Pat'e/-nte Jan.14,1919.

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@htm-ung 65 end of the shank d I loallv clima 'tnmqy concern Beitknownthat we, Joux L. Knuzmnsm and.SEzo.H.\rAs1i1jra. citizen of thelvnited et, ttes and subject of the Emperor of Japan.

5 espectively,residing at Detroit, county ,of

ayne,;,Stateof Michigan, have invented a certain.. new and `.usef/ul.Improvement in -Bods and declare the followiugto leal', and exactdescription of ,the will'euable others. skilled in 1towh' xch .itpertains to make yand luse mea-reference being had to thevaccompanyingdrawings, vwhich form a part of this specification.

.@u-r .,i ntion (relates 'to radius rods for automob es 'and" a Specialobject of our improvenients is to provide a radius rod more especiallyadapted to a truck or commercial vehicles.l While our invention isadapted to 204 vehicles of this kind generally it is also especiallyadapted touse in the cases where 'aQFord automobile. is transformed intoc nnnercial vehicle. In this case the. radius rods upon the Fordautomobile, while amply strong fdr a pleasure vehicle, arelaeking in\\strength for the connuercial vehicle made* therefrom.

In the accompanying d awingsz Figure 1 is a plan view of an automobileembodying our invention, the frontv axle being inthis case of theconventional Ford construction.

Fig. 2 is an inverted detail plan view showing the'radius rod and itsconnection to 35.y theside piece of the automobile.

` Fig. 3 is a side elevation ot' the parts shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. is a detail section on the line D-D \14`i%. 2. 40 ig.- 5 is adetail perspective vievY- showing the end of the\radius rod adjacent tothe front aixle.

Fig. 6-` is a perspective view ot' the pin by which the` springsareasecured tothe front axle whicli,`in 'this case, forms ya part of theattachment of the radius rod to the front ax e.

.l are the side pieces of an automobile. b is the rear axle and a is thefront axle. Upon the-front axle isv a pintor fastening cl, having agoose neck d2 and a securing eye d3 at, its outer end. The pin d hasalso a de- Apending sini k d which passes hrough an aperture intilierontixle and ata the upper 1s a securing eye el". e is a radiate`rod. here'l is one. on each Umm y STATE@ K EDzIEnsKI AND sEzoHATasriI'rkorE'rRoI'r, ivmzrrtima,4 nsscnons'ro s 1 RKVIEW SALES co.. oFDETROIT, imminenti, AconPoRATIoN ori/rrcHIqAN.

Patented Jan. 14,

Application led February 41918. Seria-1 No. 215.372. t f

Side of the t'raniewhich are ot' the same con-y tendiug forward .atright angles. thereto.

There is an aperture through the flange fz adapted to ht overthesluinkdi' `otl the pmJ.'

Ther method ot' fastening the forwardferul of thev radius rod is-asfollows: The llangeci' is placed over the part ot' the shauk'r/extending bel-ow the Jfront axle and is secured in` place b v a uut-upon the outer end of. saidl shank. t rl`his brings the securing e.ve..""finliuc witlrthe secu-riug:c ve (Pfand aboltc"i is passed throughboth ot' these c ves and secured by a uut in the usual manuel'. 'l`hespring is secured to the e \'e Il in the usual 'manuel'.

f is a bracket secured to the side piece of formed through the ball gthrough which entends the'cylindrical rear portion of the.

radius rod ,the casing f aud f3 beingopen to permitv the passage. ot'the radius rod through the ball and a sullicient universal motion ofsaid ball and radius rod. compression springs one on each side ot' theball g. The ends ot' said springs remote from the ball bearing against aflange or shoulder c' or nut j, on said rod, as the case may be. l

1n adapting a Ford or other automobile chassis to use in a couunercialvehicle or truck the radius-v rods to the t'ront axle are removed andreplaced bythe rods c with the construction above described.

This affords a strong andticxible construction well adapted to the usein a' truck or ,commercial vehicle.

What we claim is:

1. The combination of a chassis having a side piece, a front axle and aradius rod secured to said axle. toward the/'end thereof inclininginward and secured vto said side,

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being provided with a spring bearing against said'rod and said hallupoueaeh Side ol said hall.

The eonihination of a front axle having an aperture therethrough, asecuring pin Z having a shank passing through said aperture amlhaving asecuring eye at its outer end. a radius rod having a securing eye e atits 'forward end adapted to register with the seeuring eye on said pin,and a flange e" adapted to pass over the shank of said pin, and rkmeansfor lsecuring said securing elves together and seein-ing said flangevupon said shank.` u

2. The eonihination ot' a chassis. an axle. a radius rod seeured to saidaxle at one end and at the'otherelul seeured to said ehr h v a ball andsoeket joint. said rod passing through the hall ot' said joint and beingprovided' .with a l' lspring vhearing.against said rod and, said ballupon each side of said hall.

4. The combination ot` a chassis having a side pieCe, a front axle and aradius rod secured to said axle'toward the end ot' said axleinelining,inward and secured to said side piece b v a hall and socketjoint, a front axle having an aperture therethrough, a securing pui t!having a shank passing through `said aperture and having a securing eyeat.

its outer end, a radins rod having a securing eye e at its forward endadapted to register with the securing eye on said pin, and a flange if'adapted to pass over the shank of said pin, and means for securing saidSecuring eyes together and seein-ing saiditlange upon said shank.

5. The. ,ornhination of a chassis, an axle, a radius rod secured to saidaxle at one end and ai' the other end secured to said chassis h v a halland socket joint, said roel passing through the hall ot' said joint andbeing provided with a spring bearing against said rod and said hall uponeach side of said ball, said socket being inacle up of' two partsadapted to einhraee the ball and be rigidly secured together withopenings adapted to permit the passage of said'rod and springs.

In testimony whereof, we sign this specication.

JOHN L. KEDZIERSKI.. SEZO HATASHITA.

